March 23, 2017 - Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 183,100 of its own ordinary shares in the period from March 16, 2017 up to and including March 22, 2017 for €7.0 million and at an average share price of €38.06.

These share repurchases are part of the three-year (2016-2018), up to €600 million buyback program announced on February 24, 2016. The cumulative number of shares repurchased under this three-year program is as follows:

Share Buyback Program 2016-2018

Period

Cumulative shares repurchased in period

Total consideration(€ million)

Average share price(€)

2017 To Date

1,630,567

58.6

35.94

2016

5,826,473

199.7

34.28

Total

7,457,040

258.3

34.64

Current share repurchases are made on behalf of Wolters Kluwer by a third party to whom we have given a mandate to buy up to a maximum of €50 million in ordinary shares in the period from March 9, 2017 up to and including May 8, 2017.

About Wolters KluwerWolters Kluwer N.V. (AEX: WKL) is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.

Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).

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